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sustain - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: sustain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: keep up, maintain
Synonyms: aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, lug, nourish, nurse, nurture, pack, preserve, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, save, supply, support, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for, tote
Antonyms: discontinue, halt, stop
Main Entry: sustain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure, experience
Synonyms: abide, bear, bear with, brook, digest, encounter, feel, go, have, know, see, stand*, stomach*, suffer, take it, tolerate, undergo, withstand, bear up under, hang in, live with, put up with, stand up to
Antonyms: abstain, discontinue, stop
Main Entry: aid
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help, support
Synonyms: abet, alleviate, assist, bail out, befriend, encourage, favor, go to bat for*, lighten, mitigate, promote, relieve, serve, subsidize, sustain, benefact, go with*, lend a hand, open doors for, stick up for, straighten out*
Notes: aid is assistance or a source of assistance; aide is an assistant
Antonyms: block, hinder, hurt, impede, injure, obstruct
Main Entry: assist
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help
Synonyms: abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for*, expedite, facilitate, further, go for, go to bat for*, hype*, plug*, puff*, push*, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun*, serve, stump*, support, sustain, thump*, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go with, grease the wheels, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, put on the map, root for, run interference for, stand up for, take care of, work for, work with
Antonyms: hinder, hurt, stop, thwart
Main Entry: attest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: affirm, vouch for
Synonyms: adjure, announce, argue, assert, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness, asservate, give evidence
Antonyms: deny
Main Entry: befriend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make social acquaintance; support
Synonyms: advise, aid, assist, back, benefit, buddy up, case out, come on to, cotton to, encourage, favor, get chummy with, get in with, help, hit it off*, patronize, side with, stand by, sustain, take under one's wing, take up with, uphold, welcome
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: bolster
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help
Synonyms: aid, assist, bear up, boost, brace, buck up, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cushion, help, hold up, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, reinforce, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold, shore up
Antonyms: hinder, obstruct, prevent, undermine, not support
Main Entry: buoy (up)
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make light, encourage
Synonyms: bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cheer up, encourage, hearten, lift, prop, raise, support, sustain, uphold, keep afloat
Antonyms: bring down, depress
Main Entry: buttress
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: support, bolster
Synonyms: back up, beef up*, brace, build up, bulwark, carry, prop, reinforce, shore, step up, strengthen, sustain, uphold, jack up, jazz up
Antonyms: let down, weaken
Main Entry: cherish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care about deeply
Synonyms: admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem
Antonyms: abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care
Main Entry: comfort
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make to feel better
Synonyms: abate, aid, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, assuage, bolster, buck up*, calm, cheer, compose, condole, confirm, console, delight, divert, ease, encourage, enliven, free, gladden, hearten, help, invigorate, mitigate, nourish, reassure, refresh, relieve, remedy, revive, salve, soften, solace, soothe, strengthen, stroke, succor, support, sustain, sympathize, uphold, commiserate with, grant respite, inspirit, lighten burden, make well, put at ease, quiet fears, reanimate, revitalize, upraise
Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, bother, distress, exasperate, hurt, irritate, provoke, torment, torture, trouble, vex
Main Entry: conserve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: save, protect
Synonyms: cut back, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, squirrel away*, steward, support, sustain, cut down on, go easy on, sock away, squirrel, stash, store up, take care of, use sparingly
Antonyms: destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste
Main Entry: corroborate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: back up information, story
Synonyms: approve, authenticate, bear out, certify, check out, confirm, document, endorse, establish, justify, okay, prove, ratify, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, validate, verify, check on, check up, declare true, double check, give nod, rubber-stamp
Antonyms: contradict, deny, disallow, disclaim, refute, reject
Main Entry: energize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: activate; give more life
Synonyms: animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, invigorate, motivate, pep up, prime, quicken, reinforce, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, trigger, turn on, work up, zap*, actify, activize, goose*, innervate, inspirit, jazz up, juice up, liven up, pump up, put zip into, start up, switch on, vitalize
Antonyms: deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary
Main Entry: feed
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give nourishment; augment
Synonyms: banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual
Antonyms: starve
Main Entry: fend for
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take care of
Synonyms: subsist, support, survive, sustain, eke out existence, look after, make do, make provision for, provide for, stay alive
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: fuel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give energy to
Synonyms: charge, fan, feed, fill 'er up, fill up, fire, gas, gas up, incite, inflame, nourish, service, stoke up, supply, sustain, tank up
Antonyms: de-energize, deplete, discourage, unfuel
Main Entry: justify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: legitimize, substantiate
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi*, answer for, approve, assert, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea, countenance, crawl, defend, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, favor, legalize, maintain, palliate, pardon, plead, rationalize, rebut, square, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, apologize for, argue for, be answerable for, do justice to, make allowances, make good, show cause, speak in favor, stand up for
Main Entry: nourish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: feed, care for
Synonyms: attend, cherish, comfort, cultivate, encourage, foster, furnish, maintain, nurse, nurture, promote, provide, supply, support, sustain, tend
Antonyms: abandon, deprive, neglect, starve
Main Entry: nurture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: feed, care for
Synonyms: back, bolster, bring up, cherish, cultivate, develop, discipline, educate, foster, instruct, nourish, nurse, provide, raise, rear, school, support, sustain, tend, train, uphold, nursle
Antonyms: deprive, ignore, neglect, starve
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